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they're not trying to build a government institution. the rebels are not fighting for any particular cause. they are extracting these minerals--like gold, like tantalum, tin, and tungsten--in order to sustain themselves as predatory organizations. >> is the violence increasing, decreasing? >> it spikes. it comes in phases, and it's very localized. >> one recent spike centered on a village called kanyabayonga. we went there with united nations troops and found that a rebel militia had raided the village and burned 70 homes. why attack the civilian population? >> it's a very effective strategy. it scares the people. it terrorizes them into compliance. >> it's chaos. >> it's chaos that is organized in order to exploit the gold and other minerals for the enrichment of these armed groups, and it just keeps the cycle going and going until we break that cycle and begin to address the root issue here, which is the gold and the other conflict minerals. [ticking] >> coming up, the atrocities of gold trafficking. >> [speaking in foreign language] >
they're not trying to build a government institution. the rebels are not fighting for any particular cause. they are extracting these minerals--like gold, like tantalum, tin, and tungsten--in order to sustain themselves as predatory organizations. >> is the violence increasing, decreasing? >> it spikes. it comes in phases, and it's very localized. >> one recent spike centered on a village called kanyabayonga. we went there with united nations troops and found that a rebel...
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treasury, just for taking the auto company off the government's hands and running it. he used the $6 billion to modernize chrysler plants with state-of-the-art equipment to improve quality, upgraded 16 existing models in just 18 months, and began integrating chrysler and fiat's operations. obviously, you saw something in chrysler that you thought would fit well with fiat? >> yeah, from a product standpoint, they were the other half of the coin. when you put the two together, we were gonna come up with a product portfolio that was absolutely complete. >> chrysler's best assets were its jeeps, minivans, and light trucks. fiat's expertise was in small car technology and fuel-efficient engines, the very thing that chrysler lacked. and in april of 2012, the first product of that collaboration began rolling off the assembly line in belvidere, illinois. >> this car didn't even exist on paper in june of 2009. >> it's the dodge dart, the first new compact sedan that chrysler has produced in more than a decade. it's a slightly longer and wider version of the alfa romeo giulietta
treasury, just for taking the auto company off the government's hands and running it. he used the $6 billion to modernize chrysler plants with state-of-the-art equipment to improve quality, upgraded 16 existing models in just 18 months, and began integrating chrysler and fiat's operations. obviously, you saw something in chrysler that you thought would fit well with fiat? >> yeah, from a product standpoint, they were the other half of the coin. when you put the two together, we were gonna...
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and i hate to rely on the government to do these things for us, but the reality is that bad, and we have no choice. >> it's not the first time steel has turned to washington. a decade ago, the industry was on its knees, with competition from cheap imports and unsustainable retirement costs. for every steelmaker on the job, the company had to pay six to eight retired workers. the industry begged for a bailout. but whatever you were asking for, washington said no. and the industry collapsed, practically. >> we had 32 steel companies-- 32--in this country go into bankruptcy. you're talking in excess of 100,000 jobs disappearing. >> under bankruptcy, the companies shed their health care and retirement obligations. the industry bounced back because of consolidations, automation, and china. >> i would definitely say that the fact that the infrastructure was growing at the rate that it was growing in china and around the world, because of that, we had four or five really good years. >> but now steel is at the mercy of washington again. >> ...strong 'buy america' provisions. >> dimicco lobbied h
and i hate to rely on the government to do these things for us, but the reality is that bad, and we have no choice. >> it's not the first time steel has turned to washington. a decade ago, the industry was on its knees, with competition from cheap imports and unsustainable retirement costs. for every steelmaker on the job, the company had to pay six to eight retired workers. the industry begged for a bailout. but whatever you were asking for, washington said no. and the industry...
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progress doesn't compel to us settle century long debate about the role of government for all times. but it does require us to act in our time. >>reporter: some of the key themes from the president speech today on the capitol steps. now the day began with public ceremony on the steps of the capitol before a crowd that may have surpassed 1 million people. david muir watched date of history unfold. >> white house salute to the president. about to be sworn in before the nation. first at one point 7 mile trip to the capitol. ahead of the president on the west front of the capitol, former president. secretary of state. cheers of national maul for the clinton. mrs. clinton lacking better after the fall. before the father arrived, the president growing girls. sasha and malia 11 and 14 wearing j crew and growing up before a nation. then their mother. first lady michelle obama. >> mrs. michelle obama. >>reporter: to thunder applause ushering in new term and the new bangs first lady tweeting blessed to be joining so many of my fellow americans gather to watch the inauguration. ♪ and then the
progress doesn't compel to us settle century long debate about the role of government for all times. but it does require us to act in our time. >>reporter: some of the key themes from the president speech today on the capitol steps. now the day began with public ceremony on the steps of the capitol before a crowd that may have surpassed 1 million people. david muir watched date of history unfold. >> white house salute to the president. about to be sworn in before the nation. first...
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the last government all molested two years. then the labor party pulled out . in this case it might be even more complicated. binyamin netanyahu, if he is given the first nod, will have 28 days to form a coalition. then he has another 12 days. the question is whether some other party will be asked to put together a coalition. any kind of coalition would veer to the right. if he could do that with a minimum of cooperation would be his preference. >> thank you for reporting to us live from jerusalem. you can see our front page at zeera.com. the first explosion was caused by a car bomb about 30 kilometers south of baghdad. no one has claimed responsibility. activists are reporting two large explosions on the outskirts of damascus. areas have come under heavy shelling for the second day in a row. one town, thousands of syrians fleeing the violence and up in camps and many have been nammaid for life. have more. >> this is inside syria. thousands of people forced to leave their homes. they have nowhere to go. there is fighting nearby and a can i get into turkey. the.
the last government all molested two years. then the labor party pulled out . in this case it might be even more complicated. binyamin netanyahu, if he is given the first nod, will have 28 days to form a coalition. then he has another 12 days. the question is whether some other party will be asked to put together a coalition. any kind of coalition would veer to the right. if he could do that with a minimum of cooperation would be his preference. >> thank you for reporting to us live from...
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the malaysian government said that one of its citizens died there. at least 37 workers and 39 fighters were killed. the nigerian army are still working -- are still looking for foreign workers. french media say they were collecting their belongings before being moved to a nearby town. japan says it will shut its embassy in molly because of worsening security. -- in mali because of worsening security. french troops have helped the government forces make significant gains. jackie has more. >> the u.s. air force transport plane takes off from banaco airbase. tangible proof of the growing support of the united states for the french intervention in mali. the americans, along with britain and france, are helping to transport french troops and equipment. this french contingent has been there for 10 days. they have their kit. now they are waiting for their marching orders. this is the logistical hub of the operation. it is here that the troops arrive. it is also hear that the supplies arrive. and the french are starting to fly bombing raids from here, too. i
the malaysian government said that one of its citizens died there. at least 37 workers and 39 fighters were killed. the nigerian army are still working -- are still looking for foreign workers. french media say they were collecting their belongings before being moved to a nearby town. japan says it will shut its embassy in molly because of worsening security. -- in mali because of worsening security. french troops have helped the government forces make significant gains. jackie has more....
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the cases are going to court, but in the meantime they hope the government intervention. >> government ministers came to the village to find out what the problem is. it is possible the government might buy the land and give it to the sea gypsies. >> they claim to have a special connection with the ocean. their main source of income is from fishing. some still use the traditional method of free diving. they worry that if they lose
the cases are going to court, but in the meantime they hope the government intervention. >> government ministers came to the village to find out what the problem is. it is possible the government might buy the land and give it to the sea gypsies. >> they claim to have a special connection with the ocean. their main source of income is from fishing. some still use the traditional method of free diving. they worry that if they lose
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anti-government groups are demanding faster reforms. mike is in the egyptian capital of cairo and joins us. how is the turnout so far for the protest? >> there are crouse in the tahrir square. there have been several minor clashes in the streets surrounding the square, streets leading to the interior ministry, which have been barricaded after a minor skirmishes between protestors and police. this is as much a demonstration as it is a celebration of the second anniversary of the revolution. gathering here are opposition groups largely opposed to a government they believe is not serving their interests or the revolution. the dominant political force has called on its followers to stay away from tahrir square, to carry out acts of civic responsibility like planting trees or giving food to the poor. this is indicative of how divided egypt remains two years on. the commemoration of the revolution being marked by one set of the population while another sector of the population is tearing out festivities elsewhere. >> harkin just to make -- i
anti-government groups are demanding faster reforms. mike is in the egyptian capital of cairo and joins us. how is the turnout so far for the protest? >> there are crouse in the tahrir square. there have been several minor clashes in the streets surrounding the square, streets leading to the interior ministry, which have been barricaded after a minor skirmishes between protestors and police. this is as much a demonstration as it is a celebration of the second anniversary of the...
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with violence spreading different parts of the city, the military camp guarded government buildings. protesters attacked a police station and torched the club. military helicopters have been hovering as this situation here remains tense. the violence has left the part of the city looking like a ghost town with people huddled in their homes fearing more deaths. go to the conflict in mali now where a conflict by french and mali and forces against islamic forces are making significant gains. the french and mali and troops have reached timbuktu. they reclaimed a strategically important town in the northeast. the fight to regain total control continues elsewhere. there have been french air strikes in one town. african leaders have been told their response to the crisis in mali has been too slow. the head of the african union chairman made the comments as the opening of the body summit in ethiopia. >> a stinging criticism of african leaders came from no less a figure that african union boss of the outgoing chairman, president of the need. he told delegates the deployment of peacekeepers ha
with violence spreading different parts of the city, the military camp guarded government buildings. protesters attacked a police station and torched the club. military helicopters have been hovering as this situation here remains tense. the violence has left the part of the city looking like a ghost town with people huddled in their homes fearing more deaths. go to the conflict in mali now where a conflict by french and mali and forces against islamic forces are making significant gains. the...
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the government has portrayed the revolution on sunday morning where anti-government protesters went up against them for a third day. mike is in cairo for us. let's start here. last time we talked about several cities being a tinderbox. we have laid out the story. the national defense council, meant to discuss the security situation in the country. what can out of that meeting? >> it was made clear that the events in egypt at the moment will fall under the control of the national defense council. this is a body composed of government ministers and representatives from both houses of parliament, as well as military commanders and the head of military intelligence. this body has not been seen operating publicly since it was created last year. very clearly, it is the supervising was happening on the ground. rejected by most of the opposition movement, claiming that they reserve the right to impose a state of emergency in particular areas, should they wish to do so. there was no threat to do so immediately, but they made it clear that they would use the option if the situation on the ground
the government has portrayed the revolution on sunday morning where anti-government protesters went up against them for a third day. mike is in cairo for us. let's start here. last time we talked about several cities being a tinderbox. we have laid out the story. the national defense council, meant to discuss the security situation in the country. what can out of that meeting? >> it was made clear that the events in egypt at the moment will fall under the control of the national defense...
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government officials in the u.s. and abroad are getting involved and we have the details from our new york city newsroom. >> reporter: hey there. the fbi and local turkish police have joined the search for the 33-year-old wife and mother of two. she was last seen leaving her istanbul hostel for dinner monday night and seems to have vanished, leaving her passport, clothing and phone chargers. family members tell fox newschannel, sierra is a photographer and she left her staten island home to take pictures in istanbul, january 7. she checked in with them frequently, texting her family and skyping with her two children daily. her sister received a text from her monday morning, but no one has heard from her since. she was planning to return home on tuesday, january 25. but she missed her family and decided to move up her flight to the 22nd. when her husband went to pick her up, she never showed. >> you know, you have so many stories going through your mind, you don't know what to think, you don't know what to believe. yo
government officials in the u.s. and abroad are getting involved and we have the details from our new york city newsroom. >> reporter: hey there. the fbi and local turkish police have joined the search for the 33-year-old wife and mother of two. she was last seen leaving her istanbul hostel for dinner monday night and seems to have vanished, leaving her passport, clothing and phone chargers. family members tell fox newschannel, sierra is a photographer and she left her staten island home...
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it will not be easy to govern. we have to face major challenges, many the issue in iran and the instability in the region. but i am counting on prime minister netanyahu within a month will form a new government in israel. >> shannon: do you think it's possible to have conversations with iran, the international bodies that have engaged iran? do you think it's possible to make negotiations and sanctions at this point? >> i think it is too little, and it's too late. we need to speak with the iranian with the language that they understand. they do not understand the language we speak in israel or the u.s. we need to tell them very clear, if you don't stop building the racketers, we will -- the reactors, we will attack. [inaudible] >> shannon: there has been talk this week about the fact that the united states made a 2010 deal with then president hosni mubarak of egypt to send a lot of our military hardware -- f-16s and abrams tanks to egypt. a number of folks in congress have raised questions about that. it is a differ
it will not be easy to govern. we have to face major challenges, many the issue in iran and the instability in the region. but i am counting on prime minister netanyahu within a month will form a new government in israel. >> shannon: do you think it's possible to have conversations with iran, the international bodies that have engaged iran? do you think it's possible to make negotiations and sanctions at this point? >> i think it is too little, and it's too late. we need to speak...
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bigger government and more taxes. what was interesting about the speech, it was so uncompromising in the sense there was no discussion whatever about the economy. i heard nothing about the economy or nothing about debt or the fact this country is going broke, it was about expanding government. as doug said, it, in an effort to move left, the reality of the times is going to fit in but he has made his hard play. that is what it was. >>gregg: americans want the deficit to be addressed but without medicare cuts. look at that poll, 58 percent, no cuts. what tour make of this? >> and 89 percent of the people do not want to change anything to do with medicare. the speech that he made, i agree, it is a left wing speech but done in the context, i can get away with it. the republicans have collapsed. they are in disarray. that line, they do not make us a nation of takers, he is bringing up the 47 percent comment by romney, still a political speech, the republicans are nonexistent in this debate. they cannot counter him and off
bigger government and more taxes. what was interesting about the speech, it was so uncompromising in the sense there was no discussion whatever about the economy. i heard nothing about the economy or nothing about debt or the fact this country is going broke, it was about expanding government. as doug said, it, in an effort to move left, the reality of the times is going to fit in but he has made his hard play. that is what it was. >>gregg: americans want the deficit to be addressed but...
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number one, sharp cuts in government employment. government employees are generally unionized. those union jobs are gone. number two, they are pricing themselves out. union members are pricing themselves out of government work at the state level. states are insolvent in some cases. they can't afford to rehire union members into their workforce. number three, collective bargaining restrictions especially in wisconsin and indiana. in those two states the government worker union membership has dropped 13% and 18% respectively. number four, the government employees, the unions work rules are pushing employers away. rigid work rules are not efficient. employers tend to go to right to work states or take the jobs overseas. the unions are in trouble. bill: i'm looking at raw number here. 11.8%, 11.3%. that accounts for 400,000 jobs. >> yeah. bill: that is only half a percentage point but it is significant in the following way thaw point out. wisconsin, indiana, michigan. you saw a push in ohio as well. is the drop a trend or is it just a -- >> no, it is a trend and has political impli
number one, sharp cuts in government employment. government employees are generally unionized. those union jobs are gone. number two, they are pricing themselves out. union members are pricing themselves out of government work at the state level. states are insolvent in some cases. they can't afford to rehire union members into their workforce. number three, collective bargaining restrictions especially in wisconsin and indiana. in those two states the government worker union membership has...
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martha: one thing that the government really usually does not do but just imagine your state government sending you a check. here is some of your tax money back because actually we don't need this money from you. one governor is hoping he can do just that ♪ . we're all having such a great year in the gulf, we've dided to put aside our rivalry. 'cause all our states are great. and now is when the gulf gets even bett. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautil. take a boat ride or just lay in the sun. enjoy the wildlife and natural beauty. and don't forget our amazing seafood. soome to the gulf, you'll have a great time. especially in alabama. you mean mississippi. that's florida. say louisiana or there's no dessert. brought to you by bp and all of us who ca the gulf home. music: "make someone happy" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ it's so important to make meone happy.♪ ♪make just one someone happy ♪and you will be happy too. by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition
martha: one thing that the government really usually does not do but just imagine your state government sending you a check. here is some of your tax money back because actually we don't need this money from you. one governor is hoping he can do just that ♪ . we're all having such a great year in the gulf, we've dided to put aside our rivalry. 'cause all our states are great. and now is when the gulf gets even bett. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautil. take a boat ride or just lay...
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of security is the host government's responsibility. we rely on them. and that militia group in benghazi failed us on september 11th and 12th, so we need to reenforce the ability of these governments to protect our embassies and consulates in 275 different locations around the world. >> well, that raises a point, michael lighter, if we should be in 275 locations. we don't want to retreat from the world, but basically according to the review board that admiral mullen and pickering went through, they looked through the videos and say this host government local militia just turned tail and ran before the attack, or as the attack, was taking place. >> i think what we saw in libya was a slowness on behalf of the state department to adjust to very, very different circumstances in libya. and during the ghadafi area, you could have had people there and the security forces would have protected the installation. clearly, it was a much more dangerous place than we were set up to deal with. these are the places we have to be. if we don't want to ha
of security is the host government's responsibility. we rely on them. and that militia group in benghazi failed us on september 11th and 12th, so we need to reenforce the ability of these governments to protect our embassies and consulates in 275 different locations around the world. >> well, that raises a point, michael lighter, if we should be in 275 locations. we don't want to retreat from the world, but basically according to the review board that admiral mullen and pickering went...
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in pyongyang, where the government has issued a chilling warning, claiming its nuclear weapons are designed to reach america. now, whether that's credible or not, it's certainly the most provocative statement to come since kim jong un came to power, and it's not just rhetoric in what's being referred to as a new phase in its struggle with the historic enemy. north korea says it's planning a third nuclear test. for more on that, we can join lucy williamson, who's following developments in neighboring seoul. lucy? >> thanks, george. yes, there's been months of speculation here in south korea as to whether the north was planning a third nuclear test. today we got confirmation not only that it was, but also that it was a warning to the united states. so if those u.n. sanctions this week were meant to dissuade pyongyang, they seem to have had the opposite effect. six weeks after it launched a long-range rocket and just a day after receiving extra u.n. sanctions for doing it, north korea has raised the stakes again with the news that it would carry out a third nuclear test. state television made
in pyongyang, where the government has issued a chilling warning, claiming its nuclear weapons are designed to reach america. now, whether that's credible or not, it's certainly the most provocative statement to come since kim jong un came to power, and it's not just rhetoric in what's being referred to as a new phase in its struggle with the historic enemy. north korea says it's planning a third nuclear test. for more on that, we can join lucy williamson, who's following developments in...
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, that means there is government approval. from beijing point of view, there is growing anger behind the scenes over north korea's actions. you might remember last year, for example, beijing asked north korea not to launch two rockets spirit of korea went ahead and did that, and i think beijing is increasingly becoming annoyed that p'yongyang, which seized beijing as its main ally, is not listening to what china has got to say. ,> maybe we have hauteoverestimd but if china were to pull the plug on economic assistance, where would north korea be? >> i think that is the big question. sadly, in terms of aid, it is critical in terms of food and oil supplies, for example. some analysts suggest that without the assistance, the north korean regime could even collapse. but beijing does not want that to happen for a couple of reasons. it does not want chaos on its border, and in the long term it worries that potentially unified korea would be allied with america. that would potentially mean american soldiers on china's borders. what be
, that means there is government approval. from beijing point of view, there is growing anger behind the scenes over north korea's actions. you might remember last year, for example, beijing asked north korea not to launch two rockets spirit of korea went ahead and did that, and i think beijing is increasingly becoming annoyed that p'yongyang, which seized beijing as its main ally, is not listening to what china has got to say. ,> maybe we have hauteoverestimd but if china were to pull the...
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the government soldiers have been accused today of going on a rampage against civilians. we found this body on the front lines, an islamist fighter, one of dozens of locals allegedly killed by their own army. >> there is evidence of killing, rape against civilians. the fear is that as the french clear the way, the army which is thirsty for revenge will commit crimes against other people because of the color of their skin and they have been allied to the enemies. >> rare footage of the rebels that seized timbuktu. many are lighter skinned tribesmen. there are fears of an ethnic bloodbath if and when the ancient city is recaptured. an army hospital, this has been a key meeting year for the soldiers defeated by the islamist militants. they all terrorists, the sergeant tells me. now, we will win. it is that a victory depends on this outside military help. the british foreign office expressed deep concern about the allegation against their army. british troops are on their way here very soon to help train the military and improve their discipline and prevent abuses but it is a
the government soldiers have been accused today of going on a rampage against civilians. we found this body on the front lines, an islamist fighter, one of dozens of locals allegedly killed by their own army. >> there is evidence of killing, rape against civilians. the fear is that as the french clear the way, the army which is thirsty for revenge will commit crimes against other people because of the color of their skin and they have been allied to the enemies. >> rare footage of...
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those are command-and-control cities strong governments and athletic facilities and if that disease emerged in a province of the democratic republic of the congo, it has a lot of disadvantages and the disadvantages would have been probably very consequential or something like sars had come out at that time. .. part of what makes us, the human population and our extension a force of riot damage very dry tinder waiting for a spark. i mentioned the case in malaysia, the fact that pigs were kept in these huge outdoor compounds and they were arranged in a particular way with fruit trees was part of what resulted in that spillover. the other thing is huge aggregations of wildlife also represent populations in which a bug can evolve. more abundantly a virus replicates the more it is likely to mutate and it is an rna virus it is a double helix dna virus, mutation rate will be particularly high and generate a lot of change, as it replicates itself and that is great for darwinian natural selection so arenaviruses evolve more quickly than other pathogens and if you let them build up huge populations s
those are command-and-control cities strong governments and athletic facilities and if that disease emerged in a province of the democratic republic of the congo, it has a lot of disadvantages and the disadvantages would have been probably very consequential or something like sars had come out at that time. .. part of what makes us, the human population and our extension a force of riot damage very dry tinder waiting for a spark. i mentioned the case in malaysia, the fact that pigs were kept in...
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so popular that some members of the government think he's too -- the chinese government think he's too popular. and he's a good friend of terry's and also of mine. so i would hope to see more of that going forward. >> at the time of the formation of the euro, the three-tier euro was considered but not adopted. an unfortunate result of this has been that the mediterranean countries so largely dependent on tourism have become, well, they're really not competitive. is it time to reconsider the three-tier euro in that an important effect would be a very substantial devaluation of the mediterranean countries, and that should result in job growth, economic growth simply from near-in increased tourism? >> well, i think it's fair to say historically when i talk about latin america and also about the asian financial crisis -- career -- korea is an example, indonesia also -- is that one of the great aids they had was the ability to e do value and to push -- to devalue
so popular that some members of the government think he's too -- the chinese government think he's too popular. and he's a good friend of terry's and also of mine. so i would hope to see more of that going forward. >> at the time of the formation of the euro, the three-tier euro was considered but not adopted. an unfortunate result of this has been that the mediterranean countries so largely dependent on tourism have become, well, they're really not competitive. is it time to reconsider...
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the government owns the monetary system. if you have problems in the monetary system which is what this financial crisis is about, by definition they are government policy problems. if interstate highway bridges are falling down you would say the government owns the highway the bridges are falling down that is the government's fault that is exactly true with monetary bridges falling down. the government owns a monetary system. that's the the federal reserve does. the federal reserve was created in theory to reduce volatility. in practice what they do is reduce volatility in the short term and increase problems in the long term. in the free market they are constantly correct. new businesses are being created and old businesses are failing. the process is actually as important as the creation process. its resources, its human capital, its physical capital cannot be redirected to more productive use when you stop the downside correction process all you do is create bigger problems in the future. it would be analogous to what di
the government owns the monetary system. if you have problems in the monetary system which is what this financial crisis is about, by definition they are government policy problems. if interstate highway bridges are falling down you would say the government owns the highway the bridges are falling down that is the government's fault that is exactly true with monetary bridges falling down. the government owns a monetary system. that's the the federal reserve does. the federal reserve was created...
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government -- with u.s. government with iranian officials here she's nice to hear professor lecture at american university in washington. the writing has appeared in "the new york times," "politico," foreign policy and washington monthly among others. they came to us last night from virginia, took a late night train and what i'd like to do is turn it over to you for your thoughts and comments to start off. >> thank you very much. i'm going to start for us today. let me thank you much for hosting us to thank you for coming. it's an honor pleasure and we look forward to nature scene discussion today. i'm going to start with two provocative themes from our new book, "going to tehran: why the united states must come to terms with the islamic republic of iran". the first of these means, and these two get at the heart of our book. the united states is today enhanced and for the past two years a power and relative decline in the middle east. the second core team as the biggest beneficiary of american ongoing declin
government -- with u.s. government with iranian officials here she's nice to hear professor lecture at american university in washington. the writing has appeared in "the new york times," "politico," foreign policy and washington monthly among others. they came to us last night from virginia, took a late night train and what i'd like to do is turn it over to you for your thoughts and comments to start off. >> thank you very much. i'm going to start for us today. let me...
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government, with the u.s. government with the iranian officials. she's now a senior professor, lecturer at american university in washington. their writing has appeared in "the new york times," politico, foreign policy and washington monthly, among others. they came to us last night from virginia. they took the late night train and stayed here. and what i'd like to do is just turn it over to you for your thoughts and comments to start off. >> well, thank you very much. i'm going to start off for us today. let me start by thanking you for hosting us. it's a real honor and pleasure, and we look forward to an interesting discussion today. i'm going to start with two provocative themes from our new book, "going to tehran: why the united states must come to terms with the islam you can republic of iran." the first of these themes, and these two really get at the heart of our book. the first of these themes is that the united states is today and has been for the past few years a power in relative decline in the middle east. and the second core theme is t
government, with the u.s. government with the iranian officials. she's now a senior professor, lecturer at american university in washington. their writing has appeared in "the new york times," politico, foreign policy and washington monthly, among others. they came to us last night from virginia. they took the late night train and stayed here. and what i'd like to do is just turn it over to you for your thoughts and comments to start off. >> well, thank you very much. i'm going...
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and a government that basically drove up the deficit, and regional governments because regions are very important in spain, also drove up this problem with big deficits. and they weren't attended to. and so, in each one of these you have somewhat of a different reason. the case of italy, a debt to gdp of over 120%, and growing, and the lack of action and trying to do anything about it by the former government. he came in as a technician. technicians are great. whether it be greece or italy will be seen this. there'll be elections in italy and we will see how we does. but you need popular mandates to get changes really through. i'm encouraged with the ireland. they're making good progress getting back to the market but there's still a lot of problems. the latest victim is cyprus. the banks held a lot of greek paper. they ran up the deficit there, and so they are the latest bailout case that we are going to see. that each country is different, and that leads to what is the same, and that's contagion. europeans did not want to see that there was contagion at the time of greece. and no matt
and a government that basically drove up the deficit, and regional governments because regions are very important in spain, also drove up this problem with big deficits. and they weren't attended to. and so, in each one of these you have somewhat of a different reason. the case of italy, a debt to gdp of over 120%, and growing, and the lack of action and trying to do anything about it by the former government. he came in as a technician. technicians are great. whether it be greece or italy will...
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. >> host: government bullies, second book by senator rand paul, how everyday americans are being harassed, abused and imprisoned by the feds. .. is a memoir and a history book. in the book you talk about your personal journey and you are very candid about your life, and you also cover new insights as a historian to the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr.. what prompted you to write the book this way? >> guest: well, i wanted to write something for the anniversary and this is 50 years of my life and king's legacy and my life coincides with my coming of age, so part of it was to do those two tasks. i felt that my life had been connected to the king legacy, and i felt there was something about my life that needed to be told to understand how king impacted me and how i got involved in this amazing journey of editing team newspapers. >> host: its an excellent reading and you and buy your of the same generation, and why too was coming of age in the 60's. the book i might say was bittersweet to me because i knew dr. king, i knew him the last two years of his life and i am bitter becau
. >> host: government bullies, second book by senator rand paul, how everyday americans are being harassed, abused and imprisoned by the feds. .. is a memoir and a history book. in the book you talk about your personal journey and you are very candid about your life, and you also cover new insights as a historian to the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr.. what prompted you to write the book this way? >> guest: well, i wanted to write something for the anniversary and...
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king as a protester against government. talk about that for a minute. >> guest: i've engaged in doing documentaries on the movement of martin luther king and i've looked at eis on the prize. this she suggested i have to create my documents by interviewing these people you've spent your life bringing together the sources we don't take this material and true to form it into a play. i thought it was a great idea. i didn't know how much work i was going to get and how difficult it would be. the play was produced at stanford and i worked very closely with a person in the drama department and they put it on their program and we did it. since then i've been tinkering with it and it's been kind of like a hobby. in taking it to china and taking it to palestine how did you write a play, go through all you have to do in the different governments and what was the reception in those prospective areas? >> guest: in china one of my students was there to be the devotee accident. i visited when she was in china and she was there for a long
king as a protester against government. talk about that for a minute. >> guest: i've engaged in doing documentaries on the movement of martin luther king and i've looked at eis on the prize. this she suggested i have to create my documents by interviewing these people you've spent your life bringing together the sources we don't take this material and true to form it into a play. i thought it was a great idea. i didn't know how much work i was going to get and how difficult it would be....
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other governments are bring their issues to our president. we are not bringing our issues. martin took his issue to -- >> guest: who is stopping them? it's one thing to say, president obama is not responding. >> host: but what are we doing? >> guest: what are we doing to put the issue so that he has to respond? and to me, if you're not using that leverage, everyone knows that the black vote, latino vote, that it was decisive in the last election, women. each of these groups who played a role in electing him, that's why, in my view, when i came there for the inauguration, i said, and the day before the inauguration i did a speech to the morehouse alums who came, and i said the important date is not tomorrow. we celebrate that is the important date is the day after tomorrow. what are we going to do them? and for a lot of people -- >> host: celebrate it. >> guest: for the next four years. >> host: it is a milestone i never thought in my lifetime i was a black president. we talked a great deal about -- very little about you but i think we're getting to know you here in your com
other governments are bring their issues to our president. we are not bringing our issues. martin took his issue to -- >> guest: who is stopping them? it's one thing to say, president obama is not responding. >> host: but what are we doing? >> guest: what are we doing to put the issue so that he has to respond? and to me, if you're not using that leverage, everyone knows that the black vote, latino vote, that it was decisive in the last election, women. each of these groups...
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in his inaugural speech, the president called on both parties, not to let politics get in the way of governing. >> we must act, knowing that our work will be unperfect, we must act knowing today's victories will be only partial. >> reporter: republicans are offering a compromise on the debt ceiling, house g.o.p. members are backing off a requirement to cut $1 of spending for every dollar the debt ceiling is raised, a move the president has demanded. >> it's believe it's a recognition of political reality. we realize the president won the election. >> republicans on capitol hill are not voting to raise the debt ceiling without getting something in return. they say in order to approve a higher debt limit, they want senate democrats to do something they have not done in four years, pass a budget. >> for us to have a debate about spending and debt we've got to have the focus be on a budget and what we're going to do to achieve a balanced budget over time. >> senate democrats view a vote as an opportunity to raise more money through taxes. >> it's going to be a great opportunity for us, because in
in his inaugural speech, the president called on both parties, not to let politics get in the way of governing. >> we must act, knowing that our work will be unperfect, we must act knowing today's victories will be only partial. >> reporter: republicans are offering a compromise on the debt ceiling, house g.o.p. members are backing off a requirement to cut $1 of spending for every dollar the debt ceiling is raised, a move the president has demanded. >> it's believe it's a...
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. >> reporter: lawmakers in the house passed legislation allowing the government to continue to borrow money and pay its bills. the senate is also expected to approve the measure that suspends the debt limit until may and prevents turmoil in the financial markets. >> we will not risk the full faith and credit of the united states. >> reporter: republicans came up with the plan reversing course from just a few weeks ago when they wanted to use the debt limit vote to force democrats to agree to more spending cuts. but this new measure does include a catch. it requires the democrat- controlled senate to pass a budget by april. if they don't, lawmakers' salaries will be frozen. >> it's simple. no budget, no pay. >> all we're saying is, congress, follow the law! do your work! >> reporter: getting a budget passed could be difficult. senate democrats haven't done it in nearly 4 years. senators from both parties say they are willing to work together. >> so do we have some kind of detente that may yield an agreement? >> we're done. we just worked it out. >> reporter: joking aside, many democrat
. >> reporter: lawmakers in the house passed legislation allowing the government to continue to borrow money and pay its bills. the senate is also expected to approve the measure that suspends the debt limit until may and prevents turmoil in the financial markets. >> we will not risk the full faith and credit of the united states. >> reporter: republicans came up with the plan reversing course from just a few weeks ago when they wanted to use the debt limit vote to force...
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but it's up to local governments to implement and enforce those codes and the effort to get tax breaks to businesses to upgrade sprinkler systems has stalled. what's the lesson? >> the lesson is we all need to get smart. this isn't going to be the last fire in a club. the next one is going to be even bigger because no one's paying attention. >> reporter: the national fire protection association told us the codes written after the station fire have been largely adopted for new nightclubs. but, scott, the group also estimates that fewer than 12 states have actually implemented those new rules for existing clubs. >> pelley: when you go in the club, know where the exists are. michelle, thank you very much. those protests in egypt are now growing more violent by the day. more than 50 people have died since friday.pe president mohamed morsi has declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in three cities, but that hasn't stopped the protesters who accuse him of monopolizing power and putting islamic fundamentalists in charge. there have been five days of protests sparked by the second
but it's up to local governments to implement and enforce those codes and the effort to get tax breaks to businesses to upgrade sprinkler systems has stalled. what's the lesson? >> the lesson is we all need to get smart. this isn't going to be the last fire in a club. the next one is going to be even bigger because no one's paying attention. >> reporter: the national fire protection association told us the codes written after the station fire have been largely adopted for new...
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we've got this yawning gap between what the government takes in and what it spends. and realistically you've got to pov both ends this is what president obama calls balance and what the republicans call nonsense because it involves raising taxes. i think you have to do bovment i think you have to have more revenue and you have to cut back spending. >> susie: let's say congress doesn't do that. what happens next? explain to people what happens next. >> i think the real risk is that we come to a showdown in march when the current stopgap budget ends and we face the government shutdown. people will lose services. people will lose jobs. and there will be a fiscal contraction on top of the ones that we've already put in place. and that's not great for the economy for sure. >> you know, and this whole conversation about a budget and the deficit and all of that. it's all about raising taxes and cutting spending. and there's no discuss about test test test. to do to get growth? >> well the badh6+suz there susie s that while higher growth is by far the best remedy it's very h
we've got this yawning gap between what the government takes in and what it spends. and realistically you've got to pov both ends this is what president obama calls balance and what the republicans call nonsense because it involves raising taxes. i think you have to do bovment i think you have to have more revenue and you have to cut back spending. >> susie: let's say congress doesn't do that. what happens next? explain to people what happens next. >> i think the real risk is that...
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financial incentives from the federal government. >> reporter: but harvard's dr. robert mullerring says that's not enough. until more money is spent on antibiotic research, super bugs can't and won't be stopped. >> well, this is a ticking time bomb because of the fact that the bacteria are developing resistance mechanisms more rapidly now than we can find new antibiotics. it is in a very real sense an emergency. we need to deal with this soon. or we're back to the pre-antibiotic era. >> reporter: mortality rates then were really grim? >> they were. osgood: coming up, a few words from tarzan. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] ready to mix things up with lean cuisine? try our entrees, snacks and new salads. salmon with basil, garlic chicken spring rolls, and now salads, like
financial incentives from the federal government. >> reporter: but harvard's dr. robert mullerring says that's not enough. until more money is spent on antibiotic research, super bugs can't and won't be stopped. >> well, this is a ticking time bomb because of the fact that the bacteria are developing resistance mechanisms more rapidly now than we can find new antibiotics. it is in a very real sense an emergency. we need to deal with this soon. or we're back to the pre-antibiotic...
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they have seen two devices being tested, but you talk to all the experts inside and outside government. north korea doesn't have the long range missile capability to reach the united states and it does not have the ability to put a nuclear warhead on to a missile. right now it doesn't have it. it's much more of an ongoing threat and somebody that has to be dealt with and definitely a rhetorical threat. >> that are out of the way, north korea feels betrayed by china. it sided with the u.s.-led sanctions. how does our rep with china play into all of this? china is the only major diplomatic ally in the region. >> it's incredibly important because the united states said it needs to be in the negotiations and not bilaterally, but with china and japan and the other countries which are evolved. china is the that is considered to have the most leverage with north corae because it shares a border and gives a lot of aid and a lot of engage ams and leadership of both countries meeting on a fairly regular basis. china doesn't want to see the tests by north korea. china getz angry when there the nu
they have seen two devices being tested, but you talk to all the experts inside and outside government. north korea doesn't have the long range missile capability to reach the united states and it does not have the ability to put a nuclear warhead on to a missile. right now it doesn't have it. it's much more of an ongoing threat and somebody that has to be dealt with and definitely a rhetorical threat. >> that are out of the way, north korea feels betrayed by china. it sided with the...
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he doesn't hate the federal government. he wants to run the federal government. sometimes in politics, the best way to do that is to run against the federal government. that's the honest truth. >> john avlon, margaret hoover, thank you very much. >> thanks, victor. >>> president obama may be facing a high stakes supreme court battle because a federal appeals court unanimously ruled today that president obama's recess appointments to a federal agency are unconstitutional. the president named three people to the national labor relations board during congress' winter holiday break a year ago. they were former deputy labor secretary sharon block, attorney richard griffin, and attorney terrence flynn. now, today, a three-judge federal panel said those appointments are invalid because the senate was only in recess and technically still in session. let's bring in legal analyst jeffrey toobin. jeffrey, there are so many questions here. first, let's start with what is the next move? >> well, he will either ask the full appeals court to hear it, or go directly to the supre
he doesn't hate the federal government. he wants to run the federal government. sometimes in politics, the best way to do that is to run against the federal government. that's the honest truth. >> john avlon, margaret hoover, thank you very much. >> thanks, victor. >>> president obama may be facing a high stakes supreme court battle because a federal appeals court unanimously ruled today that president obama's recess appointments to a federal agency are unconstitutional....
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government. anonymous said they targeted the federal website because it's a section of the department of justice. they feel the department of justice has trumped up charges against high profile activists. we reached out to the fbi earlier today. our washington, d.c. bureau carol krade was able to speak to the executive assistant director of criminal cyberresponse and services branch. this is what they had to tell us. we were aware as soon as it happened. and are handling it as a criminal investigation. we are always concerned when someone illegally accesses another person or government agency's networking. >> but this is concerning because this is not just where they overwhelmed the server with a bunch of requests basically. they went after them. they actually took control of the server. the government takes great precautions and measures to keep this from happening. can you walk us through what they did? >> i don't know and i think that's the question right now they took control of the server. t
government. anonymous said they targeted the federal website because it's a section of the department of justice. they feel the department of justice has trumped up charges against high profile activists. we reached out to the fbi earlier today. our washington, d.c. bureau carol krade was able to speak to the executive assistant director of criminal cyberresponse and services branch. this is what they had to tell us. we were aware as soon as it happened. and are handling it as a criminal...
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is the government pushing back? any new information on the controversial way this all went down. >> reporter: the biggest sort of controversy, if you will, came when that convoy of five vehicles left the gas facility, being driven away by the jihadists, hostages on board vehicles, four vehicles were destroyed, we understand the hostages inside killed as well. a couple of hostages able to escape. the way the prime minister put it we saw the vehicles leaving some of them overturned and burst into flames but it does seem that the security forces there did attack that convoy. but they may have had good reason, because what we have learned from security sources is that convoy was due to take those hostages out of al gearia, they were to be used as bargaining chips, if you will, by the jihadists to stop any further attacks on the gas facility so they could continue to hole out there and perhaps damage it and as well use these as hostages as these al qaeda linked jihadists had in the region, try to make money out of them.
is the government pushing back? any new information on the controversial way this all went down. >> reporter: the biggest sort of controversy, if you will, came when that convoy of five vehicles left the gas facility, being driven away by the jihadists, hostages on board vehicles, four vehicles were destroyed, we understand the hostages inside killed as well. a couple of hostages able to escape. the way the prime minister put it we saw the vehicles leaving some of them overturned and...
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so i wouldn't hold my breath that whatever israeli government that emerges is going to be able to take major decisions on the israel yanl palestinian decisions because it's going to be a broader government. it's on the rule of the orthodox, national service, socioeconomic issues and perhaps on iran. >> a lot of people think that the center in israel, it's really much disputed, has moved further to the right and this government may too. he wants only just, the voters heard him, a bit of a slap in face. he has to do deals. that's the nature of the politics. you have to have a coalition. the more diverse it is, the harder it is to move it forward. what is he going to face pulling it together? >> i think the question is can a sit with b? i mean, lapid has a major priority in trying to push the issue of national service for the orthodox community within israel. that's invariably going to create major tensions with benjamin netanyahu's traditional coalition partners. >> he's having to hold hands with them as well. >> exactly. so i think you could foresee a coalition, as strange as it may see
so i wouldn't hold my breath that whatever israeli government that emerges is going to be able to take major decisions on the israel yanl palestinian decisions because it's going to be a broader government. it's on the rule of the orthodox, national service, socioeconomic issues and perhaps on iran. >> a lot of people think that the center in israel, it's really much disputed, has moved further to the right and this government may too. he wants only just, the voters heard him, a bit of a...